The story of two cousins, Linda and Fanny. Fanny is the narrator and recounts the life of Linda and her pursuit of love.
This is the first of Mitford's two really good books. The humour is much more subtle than Love in A Cold Climate which is genuinely laugh out loud, but this has its moments, but is 'nicer'.
This is very autobiographical containing a huge insight into how the Mitford's were raised, which for the time was very different.
The ending while sad is upbeat and I understand why it was such a huge seller, making Mitford as an author after her two or three previous ordinary efforts. Good fun and good satire on the rich and famous.
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